So it begins again. You could say how Google treats the window phone community by refusing to support it with apps is an example of them welding power to suppress others.
The EU is a powerful economic force it can impose plenty of things that would make Google's life difficult and it has already with its take downs. Do not underestimate it's power.
Won't make a blind bit of difference. How will the EU stop people accessing google.co.uk / fr /de / es / se etc? Even if the EU could, people will just start going to google.com.
There is nothing the EU can do. Google provides an electronic service, there is nothing tangible for the EU embargo.
Won't make a blind bit of difference. How will the EU stop people accessing google.co.uk / fr /de / es / se etc? Even if the EU could, people will just start going to google.com.
There is nothing the EU can do. Google provides an electronic service, there is nothing tangible for the EU embargo.
2 things.....
1) we've already got a thread on this http://forums.windowscentral.com/off-topic-lounge/324594-eu-preparing-call-breakup-google.html
2) this was only the EU parliament, which can't physically break them up. This was only a guideline that the parliament can send to the EU Commission, who has the bulk of authority.
So it begins again. You could say how Google treats the window phone community by refusing to support it with apps is an example of them welding power to suppress others.
If I was Eric Schmidt I would arrange for all Google services to be suspended for 2 weeks prior to elections for every EU nation actively participating in this. Show voters what their elected reps are doing for them
If I was Eric Schmidt I would arrange for all Google services to be suspended for 2 weeks prior to elections for every EU nation actively participating in this. Show voters what their elected reps are doing for them
And a professor, public speaker and huge advocate of net neutrality and freedom of the webFor those curious, Jeff Jarvis is a very pro-google journalist who is the cohost on This Week In Google on Twit.
And a professor, public speaker and huge advocate of net neutrality and freedom of the web
I don't see how him being a public speak in any way validates his claims.
Nor do I see how being for net neutrality has anything to do his claims.